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Columbia Writers Series: Cecily Wong
May 2, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Clark College will host its spring reading by Cecily Wong in the Penguin Union Building starting at 11 a.m. May 2.
Cecily is the author of three books. Her debut novel, Diamond Head was a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection, recipient of an Elle Readers’ Prize, and voted a best debut of the 2015 Brooklyn Book Festival. Her latest novel, Kaleidoscope was published in July 2022 to rave reviews.
Cecily’s work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The LA Review of Books, Self Magazine, Bustle, Atlas Obscura, and elsewhere. She has spoken at book festivals across the country, and was a keynote speaker at the Hawaii Book and Music Festival. A graduate of Barnard College, Cecily spent 13 years living in New York and now lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and daughter.
